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CFDA Program Heads to Atlanta

Four designers from the CFDA Incubator will head to W Atlanta-Buckhead: Daniel Vosovic, WHIT, Burkman Brothers and Emanuela Duca.

CFDA PROGRAM HEADS TO ATLANTA: W Hotels is taking some CFDA Incubator participants out of New York City for the first time, bringing four designers to W Atlanta-Buckhead: Daniel Vosovic, WHIT, Burkman Brothers and Emanuela Duca. The program on Wednesday includes a cocktail celebration and designer showcase for Atlanta’s fashion crowd. The W Hotel-CFDA partnership, in which W is sponsoring travel and inspirational opportunities, was announced in September. The remaining participants in the Incubator program will each get their turn heading to a W Hotel fashion event outside of New York before their participation in this year’s CFDA class is completed.

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